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Old 03-23-22 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Kabuki12
Fixed cup removal is a pain but Merziac is right. I always lay the frame down on a painters drop cloth and then I use my machinists brass hammer to tap (real hard)on the wrench and to date has worked. The cheater may work better but you may need to have someone secure the frame.
It doesn't have to be a pain, you must go all in from the beginning, plan for the worst. Last one I did was the Bianchi Super Leggera, had to get out a 4 foot cheater, zip tie the BB to the stand and hug it tight while leaning on it, snap, crackle, pop, done!
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